Being perfect is not about that scoreboard, not about winning; it’s about you, your relationship, you family and your friend. Being perfect is about being able to look at your friends in the eyes and know that you didn’t let them down because you told them the truth. And that truth is that you did everything you could; there wasn’t one more thing that you could have done. Can you live in that moment? Yes you can, with clear eyes and love in the heart, with the joy in your heart. If you can do that, gentlemen, then you’re perfect.

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The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows… I don’t care how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. It ain’t about how hard you hit; but its about how hard you did get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That is how winning is done.

I have found that in my life, I have met so many people who were much smarter, talented and luckier than me. I learn that inspirational lesson from Honda’s founder, Star War’s George Lucas, and many others. I also know of many who got hit hard by life, was able to get up, and then indulge themselves in self-destructive behavior or lifestyle, forgot about those rough days of their journeys, and then could never find the courage to get up. They quit dreaming or believing in themselves again. Here “dreaming” should not be in the context of “greediness”. There is a powerful quote in “As a Man Thinketh” – “Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves, they therefore remain bound”.

Every party will be over. Every recession will end. Success has a price. The greater success you want in life, the bigger the hits you got to be willing to take.